Kim Kardashian jewelry heist suspect says he regrets 'trauma' he caused her

A key defendant in the trial of a group accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris back in 2016 has said he regrets the trauma he caused her.

PARIS — A key defendant in the trial of a group accused of robbing Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris in 2016 and stealing $9 million worth of jewelry, has said he has come to regret the trauma he caused the reality star-turned-business mogul in the years since.

Yunice Abbas, perhaps the best-known defendant in the trial, said that despite a yearslong criminal history, this was the first time he had truly come to recognize the “trauma” he had caused his victim.

“I regret it, not because I got caught, but because ... there was a trauma,” Abbas, 72, said before a jury Tuesday as proceedings against the 10 people charged in connection with the 2016 robbery resumed after launching Monday afternoon.

Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris in 2016.Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty ImagesThe first of several defendants set to testify in the trial, Abbas had previously confessed to his role in the heist, detailing the robbery in his 2021 book, “I Kidnapped Kim Kardashian.”

The matter of the book came up during the testimony, with Abbas saying that he was not responsible for the title and that he disputes his alleged role in the heist. He added that he was not involved in tying up Kardashian, who was staying in Paris for the city's Fashion Week, instead staying downstairs to keep watch.